[Biturbos4] Seatbelt behavior

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Mon Sep 11 18:28:32 EDT 2006


You can go to the Audi dealer and they'll retrofit the new LATCH system into your car for free...

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Wilson Northrup <northrup at crazybug.com> 

> i don't have kids, but feed back from others who do have indicated to me 
> that the new car seats include attachments that do not require the use of 
> the 'wrap the seatbelt around' method of securing the unit. if you 
> obtained a newer allroad, or probably any of the newer offerings from 
> audi, you could make use of this feature. IIRC, this 
> feature was offered on the VW line before the audi line. 
> 
> as far as the 2000 S4 is concerned, too bad, so sad, this is the way it 
> is. 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Mark Quinn wrote: 
> 
> > Same with my A6 (and prev A4). My workaround was just to pull the belt 
> > out all the way and then hold a loop of it in (or twist some around) one 
> > hand while you feed it through the carseat and click it. Then you can 
> > release the slack and tighten it up. 
> > 
> > -Mark Quinn 
> >> The rear seatbelts in my 2000 S4 are a PITA to use with the child seat 
> >> we have. It's because once you pull the belt out, and then let it back 
> >> in just a little, it won't come back out again until it's first gone 
> >> *all* the way back in. Is this the case with all Audi/VW cars? Is 
> >> there some way to switch the behaviour? 
> >> 
> > 
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